Brown denies ranting at Blair ‘you ruined my life’

Gordon Brown has been forced to personally deny yet another claim about his temper â this time that he shouted at
Tony Blair that he had âruined his lifeâ.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown denies being a bully

The prime minister laughed off the story as âcompletely wrongâ. âYou can almÂ­ost laugh them off, they are so ridiculous,â he said on a visit to Glasgow.

It is the latest story to emerge from a book by political commentator Andrew Rawnsley which sparked claims Mr Brown bullied staff. One excerpt describes a stormy private meeting ahead of Mr Blairâs 2006 announcement that he would stand down as prime minister within a year.

The End Of The Party quotes Mr Blair later telling friends of the âghastlyâ confrontÂ­ation, saying: âHe kept shouting at me that Iâd ruined his life.â

In another incident, Mr Brown allÂ­egedly called Mr Blair at Balmoral to give him a tongue-lashing after Cabinet Office minister Alan Milburn wrote an article supporting Mr Blairâs right to stay in power.

âThe chancellorâs fury was titanically demÂ­ented even by his standards,â Mr Rawnsley writes. ââYou put f***ing Milburn up to itâ, Brown raged down the phone.â

The prime minister has also faced claims No.10 unleashed âthe forces of hellâ on chancellor Alistair Darling for saying the recession would be the worst in 60 years.